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February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, and the

TWU Dental Hygiene Clinic will once again provide free ser-

vices for children for the entire month. Children under 18 can

receive hygiene services, including cleaning, x-rays, fluoride,

and sealants, all at no cost. TWU Program Director Randa Col-bert says dental care is crucial during childhood because tooth

decay remains the most prevalent chronic disease among chil-

dren in the U.S. Appointments can be made by calling the

TWU Dental Hygiene Clinic at 423-252-1475.

RESTAURANT SPOTLIGHT

Free Dental Service for Kids Community News You Can Use The Athens City Council voted unanimously at a called meeting Tuesday to fund both Phase 1 & Phase 2 of the new city school project simultaneously. This will require an estimated property tax increase of about 10 cents; the exact amount to be voted-on later. Congressman Chuck Fleischmann has been selected to serve on three key House Appropriations subcommittees. He will serve on the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Edu-cation, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and the Home-land Security Subcommittee which Fleischmann leads as the top Republican. The Etowah Carnegie Library continues to have Facebook Live programs. On Thursday at 4 p.m. there will be a Pug-themed Story-time with Craft. Grab and go craft packets for the month of Febru-ary are available for pickup at the library. Also February’s teens and adults self-care program is journaling. Grab and go bags can be picked up at the library.

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COVID-19 VIRUS UPDATE Wednesday P.M. Tennessee: 731,360 cases, up 2,173. 9,900 deaths, up 147.

COUNTY CASES RECOVERED ACTIVE DEATHS

McMinn 5,423 up 24 5,059 285 79

Meigs 1,226 up 2 1,156 52 18

Monroe 4,898 up 26 4,584 245 69 up 1

Polk 1,576 up 11 1,450 107 19

Bradley 11,655 up 53 10,972 563 120 up 5

Rhea 4,005 up 3 3,806 135 64

Donation to United Way Obituaries

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Morning Fax®...Today’s News This Morning Page 2 Athens, Tennessee

James “Jim” Hughes Hines, age 82, of Ten Mile, died Febru-

ary 1st. He was born in Athens. He served in the U.S. Navy for

two years. He was an Eagle Scout, owned two grocery stores in

the 1980’s at Watts Bar Lake, and then retired from Jackson

Manufacturing in Cleveland in 2000. A graveside service will be held this Saturday, Feb. 6th, at 1 p.m. at Cedar Grove Cemetery

(new section). At a later date in the Spring, there will be a memo-

rial service at the family home on Watts Bar Lake. Smith Funeral

and Cremation Services is in charge of the arrangements.

Martin Allen Knox, age 51, of Athens, died Monday at his

home. Graveside services will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the

Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery.

Shirley J Amos Arnwine, age 73, of Niota, died January 19th

at her home. She was named “Miss Etowah” in 1964. A gathering

of the immediate family was held Jan. 23rd. A Celebration of Life

will be held on March 21st at Marshall Hill Baptist Church.

Dominion Senior Living recently presented United Way with a

check of the proceeds received from their annual Festival of Trees

held in November. Pictured left to right: Megan Dunaway with

Dominion, Paige Zabo with United Way, and Jessica Skelton with

Dominion.

TODAY IN HISTORY - FEBRUARY 3rd

1809 - The territory of Illinois was created.

1809 - German composer Felix Mendelssohn was born. His best-known song is the familiar "Wedding March," which

comes from the orchestral overture, "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

1811 - Newspaper editor Horace Greeley was born. He supported free homesteading in the west as a cure for the in-

dustrial ills of the east and was popularly quoted as advising, "Go west, young man."

1894 - Painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell was born. He was best-known for the covers he produced for the Sat-

urday Evening Post magazine.

1913 - The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect. That's the Amendment which created the in-

come tax.

1924 - Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, died in Washington, D.C., at age 67.

1959 - The "music died" on this day when singers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson (AKA the Big Bop-

per) were killed in a plane crash in Iowa.

1971 - Apollo 14 astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Edgar D. Mitchell landed on the lunar surface during the third suc-

cessful manned mission to the moon.

1994 - The space shuttle Discovery blasted off with a woman, Air Force Lt. Col. Eileen Collins, in the pilot's seat for

the first time.

TUESDAY’S MARKET REPORT: Equities closed higher again as markets continue to regain some footing after last week's spike in volatility. The frenzy of speculative trading that centered on GameStop last week appears to be moderating. GameStop shares were down sharply. Economic conditions are in focus amid progress on vaccine distribution and promises on fis-cal-stimulus negotiations. At the closing bell the Dow Jones In-dustrials: 30,687.48 +475.57; NASDAQ: 13,612.78 +209.38; S&P 500: 3,826.31 +52.45.